Zi Long defoaming is a famous traditional dish in Hunan Province, which is mainly made of eel and belongs to Hunan cuisine. This dish is brightly colored, with white, green, brown and purple in contrast. Salty and fresh, smooth and tender. The eel is tender, spicy and slippery.

Because eels need to go through the processes of breaking fish, deboning, decapitation and peeling. In the production process, especially the peeling of eels, it looks like an ancient military commander taking off his robe, so this dish is named "Zilong taking off his robe".

Historical allusions of Zilong undressing.

According to legend, Zhao Zilong, a famous soldier in the Three Kingdoms, was brave and good at fighting. When Cao Cao's army and Liu Bei fought a bloody battle in Yangchangbanpo, Liu Bei had to retreat under the cover of the generals because of the disparity in strength between the two sides. General Zhao Yun (Zi Long) is responsible for protecting the two ladies and Prince Dou. When Liu Bei saw Zhao Yun take off his bloody shirt from the seriously injured body, his wrapped son Dou was still sleeping soundly.

Later, the famous chefs in Xiangchu created the delicious food of "taking off the dragon robe" to show their respect for Zhao Yun, the hero of Changbanpo, and put the eel under the name of the dragon.

Zilong's undressing in Qu Yuan's restaurant has always been respected by famous artists. After Qu Yuan Restaurant went to Beijing, this dish became more popular among scholars. Such as Qi Baishi, Wu Han and Tian Han. Will take off his robe at Qu Yuan's first pass. Zi Long undressing is not only delicious, nutritious and nourishing, but also the food allusions inside often make people feel the feeling of eating outside the taste.